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Home My WebLink AboutVII (A) Occupational License Classification and Revenue Report Agenda 3-18-2003 Centerf Good Mayor ,the Cen yf `^ Commissioners VII A S. Scott Vandergrift i? .. Danny Howell, District 1 Scott Anderson,District 2 City Manager . �! Rusty Johanson, District 3 Jim Gleason - ';`� Nancy J. Parker,District 4 MEMORANDUM TO: James Gleason, City Manager Russ Wagner, Community Development Director FROM: Wanda Horton, Finance Director DATE: March 7,2003 RE: Staff Report for Annual Report of Occupational License Classifications and Revenue presented at the March 4th commission meeting This item was tabled at the March 4th commission meeting. The Mayor wanted to know if the amount reported as revenue for fiscal year 2001/2002 included revenues from Orange County. The amount reported did not include Orange County revenues. I spoke with Sherry Seaver to advise the report should be amended to correct the amount originally reported and to include the Orange County revenues for fiscal year 2002. Occupational Licenses—City $369,787 Occupational Licenses—County $ 31,601 Total $401,388 The City of Ocoee• 150 N Lakeshore Drive •Ocoee,Florida 34761 phone: (407)905-3100• fax: (407)656-8504•www.ci.ocoee.Fl.us Center of Good Liv Mayor Abe - _ 'n Commissioners S. Scott Vandergrift a _.; _ Danny Howell, District 1 [�`� 'r� Scott Anderson, District 2 City Manager h ?�-/ I Rusty Johnson, District 3 Jim Gleason Nancy J. Parker, District 4 MEMORANDUM TO: JIM GLEASON, CI TY MANAGER RUSS WAGNER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FROM: SHERRY SEAV ER, PERMIT& INSPECTIONS COORDINATOR DATE: MARCH 12, 2003 SUBJECT: STAFF REPORT FOR ANNUAL REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS AND REVENUE PRESENTED AT MARCH 4, 2003, COMMISSION MEETING For deadlines concerning the adoption of occupational license fee increases, please refer to Code of Ordinances Chapter I I9-76. Chapter 119-7B in part states..."Any such ordinance shall have an effective date of August 1 of the year of adoption." Code Section attached City of Ocoee • 150 N Lakeshore Drive •Ocoec, Florida 34761 phone: (407)905-3100 • fax: (407)656-8504 •www.ci.ocoee.11.us § 119-6 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES § 119-7 § 119-6. Exemptions. A. No local occupational license shall be required of any natural person for the privilege of engaging in the selling of farm, aquacultural, grove, horticultural, floricultural, tropical piscicultural or tropical fish farm products or products manufactured therefrom, except intoxicating liquors, wine or beer, when such products were grown or produced by such natural person in the state. B. Religious tenets. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a license for practicing the religious tenets of any church. C. Charitable and other organizations. No occupational license shall be required of any charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civic, service or other such organization when the organization makes occasional sales or engages in fundraising projects when the projects are performed exclusively by the members thereof and when the proceeds derived from the activities are used exclusively in the charitable, religious, fraternal, youth, civic and service activities of the organization. § 119-7. Reevaluation of tax rates. A. The rates of the occupational license tax set forth in § 119-5 hereof may, every other year after adoption of this chapter, increase by a percentage not to exceed the lesser of five percent (5%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, or its successor index, during the two (2) calendar years prior to the year in which the proposed increase will become effective. B. At the first regularly scheduled meeting in March 1997, and every other year thereafter, the City Manager or the Manager's designee shall present a report to the City Commission which sets forth the total licenses by classification and the total occupation license tax fees for the prior fiscal year and contains a recommendation for increases, if any, to the rates for the occupation license tax then established by this,chapter. Unless otherwise directed by the City Commission, the City Manager or the Manager's designee shall at the second meeting in March of that year, present to the City Commission for first reading an ordinance which increases the occupational license tax established by this chapter in accordance with the recommendations contained in such report and as otherwise provided herein; provided, however, that 11919 5-1-96 § 119-7 OCOEE CODE § 119-9 the increases set forth in such report and ordinance shall not exceed the maximum increases set forth in § 119-7A above. Any such ordinance shall have an effective date of August 1 of the year of adoption. § 119-8. Form of certificate. Each license tax certificate shall be prepared and issued by the Building Official in the manner and form prescribed by the Building Official and shall state upon the face thereof, among other things, the following: A. The name of the person to whom issued. B. The classification of the business, occupation or profession engaged in and the section and subsection of this chapter in which the same is described and the amount of the license tax as specified. C. The address of the location at or from which the business, occupation or profession is conducted and, where it is different, the mailing address of the business, occupation or profession upon which the license tax is imposed or, where no fixed place of business is maintained, the mailing address of the person to whom the license certificate has been issued. The mailing address so appearing shall be the address to which all notices required or authorized in this chapter shall be sent unless the person to whom the license certificate is issued shall request, in writing, that another address be used for such purpose. D. The period for which the license certificate has been issued. E. The serial number assigned to the license certificate by the Building Official. § 119-9. Issuance of certificate; notice to departments. A. The Building Official shall not issue an initial license unless a valid certificate of occupancy has been issued by the city for the person to occupy the premises at which the person proposes to engage in the business, occupation or profession for which a license hereunder is sought. If the Building Official cannot verify the issuance of such a valid certificate of occupancy, then he shall in lieu thereof verify that the occupancy of the premises at which the person proposes to 11920 5-1-96 e Center of Good Mavor •(h i_ Commissioners S. Scott Vandergrift ,, ��„ Danny Howell. District 1 ' �a Y Scott Anderson, District 2 City Manager ) �••J f� Rusty Johnson, District 3 Jim Gleason .. s Nancy J. Parker, District 4 STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR ANI) BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS FROM: JIM WASHINGTON, BUILDING OFFICIAL DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2003 SUBJECT: ANNUAL REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS AND REVENUE ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners consider an increase not to exceed the lesser of five percent (5%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, or its successor index, during the two (2) calendar years (2001 — 1.6%; 2002 2.4%) prior to August 1, 2003, for all City Occupational Licenses? BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.0535, Florida Statutes, the City Commission, at its regularly scheduled meeting on March 7, 1995, appointed an Equity Study Commission, composed of five (5) representatives from the business community of the City of Ocoee to review the occupational license rate structure and classification system. On March 25, 1995, the Equity Study Commission recommended that the City Commission approve numerous revisions to the classification system and rate structure for occupational license taxes and Chapter 119 of the Code of Ordinances. These revisions were adopted by the City Commission on August 15, 1995. City of Ocoee Code of Ordinances Section 119-7(A) states: The rates of the occupational license tax...may, every other year after adoption of this chapter, increase by a percentage not to exceed the lesser of five percent (5%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, or its successor index, during the two (2) calendar years prior to the year in which the proposed increase will become effective. City of Ocoee Code of Ordinances Section 119-7(B) in part states: At the first regularly scheduled meeting in March 1997, and every other year thereafter, the City Manager or the Manager's designee shall present a report to the City Commission which sets forth the total licenses by classification and the total occupational license tax fees for the prior fiscal year and contains a recommendation for increases, if any, to the rates for the occupational license tax then established by this chapter. The total number of licenses for Fiscal Year 2001-02 was 1567. The total revenue collected for Fiscal Year 2001-02 was $361,469.80. City of Ocoee • 150 N Lakeshore Drive•Ocoee, Florida 34761 phone: (407)905-3100 • fax: (407)656-8504 •www.ci.ococe.fl.us STAFF RECOMMENDATION The occupational license fees have not been increased since 1995. Staff respectfully recommends all increase of 5% in the occupational license fees to become effective August I, 2003. of ,S�e CepterGood(,/v./7 Mayor e commissioners S. Scott Vandergrift Y ,y,. ' .. s Danny Howell, District 1 Scott Anderson, District 2 City Manager g O'C O+-/ Rusty Johnson, District 3 Jim Gleason -01Pir lid Nancy J. Parker, District 4 MEMORANDUM a`� TO: JIM GLEASON, CITY MANAGER %: FROM: JIM WASHINGTON, BUILDING OFFICIAL 4- DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2003 SUBJECT: CLASSIFICATION LISTING FOR CITY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES Pursuant to City of Ocoee Code of Ordinances, Section 119-7(B), the following is a list of the number of businesses listed in each classification for City Occupational Licenses: CLASSIFICATION AMOUNT ADVERTISING 0 AMUSEMENTS(ARCADES) 2 AMUSEMENT MACHINES 4 AUCTION HOUSE/SHOP 1 AUCTIONEERS 0 AUCTIONEERS(DAILY) 0 AUTOMATED TELLERS 4 AUTO DETAILING/CAR WASH I I AGENTS 0 AMBULANCE SERVICE 1 BARBERJBEAUTY SALONS 36 BAR/LOUNGE BONDING AGENTS 0 BOTTLING COMPANIES 0 BROKER OF MATERIALS/JOBS 5 BAKERIES 1 CATERERS 3 CHECK CASHING PAC CLEANING SERVICE 31 COLLECTION AGENCIES 0 CLAIRVOYANT 0 CONTRACTOR/SUB-CONTRACTOR 45 COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS(BANK) 6 CREDIT AGENCIES 0 EATING ESTABLISHMENTS 71 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES 2 EXHIBITION/SHOW I FLEA MARKET 0 City of Ocoee • 150 N Lakeshore Drive•Ocoee,Florida 34761 phone: (407)905-3100 • fax: (407)656-8504 •www.ci.ocoee f us FRUITNEG SALES 2 FUEL DEALER 2 GARDEN/LANDSCAPING 39 GARBAGE COLLECTION 1 GASOLINE FILLING STATION 11 GOLF COURSE 1 HARVESTING/AG PRODUCTS 1 HEALTH STUDIOS 4 INSURANCE OFFICE(INCLUDING OUT OF STATE) 158 INSURANCE AGENTS 0 INTERIOR DESIGN 3 ITINERANT MERCHANTS 4 LAUNDRIES/DRY CLEANERS 12 LOCKSMITH/RE Y SMITE I 3 LODGING 4 MAIL ORDER SALES 13 MANUFACTURERS 19 MERCHANTS 261 MORTGAGE COMPANIES 2 MOVING AND HAULING 12 MASSAGE THERAPIST 4 NAIL SALON 12 NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION 1 NURSING HOMES 2 PACKING/PROCESSING 0 PARKING FACILITY 0 PAWNBROKER 1 PEDDLER 6 PEST CONTROL 3 PHOTOGRAPHER STUDIO 5 PUMPING/DREDGING 0 PRINTER 2 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE 218 RAILROAD COMPANIES 0 REAL ESTATE RENTAL 13 RENTAL AGENCIES 4 REAL ESTATE SALES 20 SCHOOLS 5 SERVICE ORIENTED/REPAIR SHOPS 57 SHOWS 1 SIGN COMPANIES 2 STUDIOS 5 TAILORS 0 TANNING SALON 2 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES 0 TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE 0 TELEPHONE SOLICITING THEATERS 7 TICKET SALES 1 TRAVEL AGENCY 382 UNCLASSIFIED l UTILITIES CABLE UTILITIES POWER p 0 VEHICLES SALES/SERVICE 77 I I VENDING MACHINE COMPANIES WAREHOUSE STORAGE 5 WELL DRILLER 0 TOTAL ft LICENSES 1567 If you have any questions regarding this matter, please let me know.